A mere eight months after ending Paris Saint-Germain’s domestic dominance and winning their first Ligue 1 title in a decade, Lille find themselves 12th in Ligue 1 after a summer exodus that saw them lose Boubakary Soumare, Luiz Araujo, Mike Maignan, and perhaps most importantly, manager Christophe Galtier. However, perhaps the lone shining light in…

With a daily influx of fixtures and the ringing of fake crowd noise forever in our ears, football fan fatigue reached its peak through the first few months of this year, at least from a personal perspective, and I found myself searching for ways to restore my enthusiasm in the sport that started to become…

Born in the city that never sleeps at the turn of the new millennium, in Brooklyn on the 14th January of 2000, a new star in Jonathan Christian David had arrived. Emigrating to Haiti and then Canada, a new star was in the making. Not one to settle for success in Canadian Soccer or the…

Mohamed Journi was born in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on 7 May 2000. He began his career at Al Ahli Tripoli, appearing for their Under 23 team before transferring to Tunisian club CS Sfaxien in the summer of 2020.    CS Sfaxien loaned Journi to fellow Tunisian club US Tataouine for a season. During…

Adama Traoré is one of the better players in the Premier League and has been for quite some time. With his combination of breakneck pace, excellent crossing, ferocious strength, and uncanny ability to exploit space whilst in possession, he has been a thorn in the side of opposing defenses for years now.   One might…

In the 17th minute of Spain’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sweden, the ball ricocheted out to Gavi deep in his own half. An array of yellow shirts swarmed the La Masia product, trying to press and harass the 17-year-old – probably backing their chances against a midfielder that has barely touched manhood.  …

At 23 years of age, Cristian Romero is a starter for Tottenham Hotspur and the Argentina national team, a Copa América winner, and one of the most promising center backs in Europe. But at 17, he had reached a breaking point where he considered whether a football career was even worth pursuing.   Born in…

When talking about West Ham’s latest “wonderkid”, pundits tend to fall into the same predictable patterns. They’ll point to the Hammers as the ‘academy of football’, draw a cheeky comparison to Frank Lampard, and finish up by suggesting that East London is somehow football’s true spiritual home.   I promise not to do any of…

Living in the shadow of a famous relative is not easy for anyone following in that person’s footsteps. Diego Simeone had a lengthy career as a midfielder for a number of clubs and played over 100 times for his native Argentina.   His son Giovanni has had a mixed playing career so far. There have…

Since joining from Sporting in January 2020 for an initial fee of €55 million, Bruno Fernandes has arguably become Manchester United’s most important signing since the capture of Robin van Persie in 2012, which delivered the Red Devils their last Premier League title to date. Playing in the traditional #10 position, Fernandes has taken the…